Sergio Martin Garcia, age 30, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2006. He was born on January 15, 1976 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Sergio B. Garcia and Luzalma Garcia. His family, friends and all who knew him will dearly miss him.
Survivors include his wife, Leann Marie Garcia; son, Isaac Andrew Garcia; daughter due next month, Makayla Michelle Garcia; parents, Sergio B. and Luzalma Garcia all of Corpus Christi, Texas; paternal grandmother, Manuela B. Garcia of Ciudad Mier, Mexico; sisters, Myra Jeanette Garcia and Olivia Janelle Garcia; parents-in-law, Tom and Sylvia Kinberger and Robert and Bertha Guzman all of Corpus Christi, Texas also survive him.
Visitation and a prayer service were held Aug. 1, 2006 at Trevino Funeral Home. Funeral service was held Aug. 2, 2006 also at Trevino Funeral Home. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Published: July 30, 2006
A Corpus Christi man died early Saturday while in the custody of authorities after 19 witnesses observed his erratic behavior and some tried to subdue him, police said. Sergio Martin Garcia, 30, was restrained by residents of a home he entered following an incident at Speedy Stop at 3955 S. Padre Island Drive that led the clerk to sound a panic alarm at 12:26 a.m.
The clerk told police Garcia came in the store and went into a restricted area, said Cmdr. Mike Walsh, in charge of police investigations.
After the clerk insisted he leave, Garcia went out the back door of the storeroom and ran into a nearby residential neighborhood. Three minutes later, residents hosting a gathering in the 4000 block of Manhattan Drive called 911 after Garcia entered the home and refused their orders to leave, Walsh said.
"He walked to the back bedroom and was acting incoherent," Walsh said. "They eventually pushed him out the door."
Garcia then tried to climb the backyard fence, and the partygoers pulled him down before he pounded on the door at the neighbor's home, witnesses told police.
"The 16-year-old boy at home alone didn't answer the door," Walsh said.
Witnesses then saw Garcia dart into Weber Road traffic from Manhattan and narrowly escape being hit by a vehicle. Some of them grabbed and held him down on the lawn until police arrived, Walsh said.
Garcia was unconscious but breathing when four officers and three police cadets arrived, Walsh said. The responding officers called EMS.
"Officers had no intention to arrest him," Walsh said, adding officers wanted to get him medical help.
Two emergency medical personnel arrived at 12:39 a.m., and Garcia regained consciousness and became combative, Walsh said. "They had to restrain him with handcuffs, then when he was put onto the gurney he just went limp."
Garcia was taken to Doctor's Regional Hospital, arriving at 12:55 a.m., and pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m., according to the police incident report.
"We are investigating it as a suspicious death," Walsh said. There is a parallel internal affairs investigation to see whether proper procedure was executed, he said.
Results will be submitted to the district attorney, and the medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine Garcia's cause of death, Walsh said.
Garcia had some previous skirmishes with the law, including a conviction for burglary and possession of marijuana, but he was trying to get his life back on the right path, family members said.
"Sergio was a wonderful brother, a good son, and we all loved him very much," said his sister Myra Garcia, 26. Garcia worked at a local fencing company, was married with a young son and had a baby on the way, his sister said.
Survivors include his wife, Leann Marie Garcia; son, Isaac Andrew Garcia; daughter due next month, Makayla Michelle Garcia; parents, Sergio B. and Luzalma Garcia all of Corpus Christi, Texas; paternal grandmother, Manuela B. Garcia of Ciudad Mier, Mexico; sisters, Myra Jeanette Garcia and Olivia Janelle Garcia; parents-in-law, Tom and Sylvia Kinberger and Robert and Bertha Guzman all of Corpus Christi, Texas also survive him.
Visitation and a prayer service were held Aug. 1, 2006 at Trevino Funeral Home. Funeral service was held Aug. 2, 2006 also at Trevino Funeral Home. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Published: July 30, 2006
A Corpus Christi man died early Saturday while in the custody of authorities after 19 witnesses observed his erratic behavior and some tried to subdue him, police said. Sergio Martin Garcia, 30, was restrained by residents of a home he entered following an incident at Speedy Stop at 3955 S. Padre Island Drive that led the clerk to sound a panic alarm at 12:26 a.m.
The clerk told police Garcia came in the store and went into a restricted area, said Cmdr. Mike Walsh, in charge of police investigations.
After the clerk insisted he leave, Garcia went out the back door of the storeroom and ran into a nearby residential neighborhood. Three minutes later, residents hosting a gathering in the 4000 block of Manhattan Drive called 911 after Garcia entered the home and refused their orders to leave, Walsh said.
"He walked to the back bedroom and was acting incoherent," Walsh said. "They eventually pushed him out the door."
Garcia then tried to climb the backyard fence, and the partygoers pulled him down before he pounded on the door at the neighbor's home, witnesses told police.
"The 16-year-old boy at home alone didn't answer the door," Walsh said.
Witnesses then saw Garcia dart into Weber Road traffic from Manhattan and narrowly escape being hit by a vehicle. Some of them grabbed and held him down on the lawn until police arrived, Walsh said.
Garcia was unconscious but breathing when four officers and three police cadets arrived, Walsh said. The responding officers called EMS.
"Officers had no intention to arrest him," Walsh said, adding officers wanted to get him medical help.
Two emergency medical personnel arrived at 12:39 a.m., and Garcia regained consciousness and became combative, Walsh said. "They had to restrain him with handcuffs, then when he was put onto the gurney he just went limp."
Garcia was taken to Doctor's Regional Hospital, arriving at 12:55 a.m., and pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m., according to the police incident report.
"We are investigating it as a suspicious death," Walsh said. There is a parallel internal affairs investigation to see whether proper procedure was executed, he said.
Results will be submitted to the district attorney, and the medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine Garcia's cause of death, Walsh said.
Garcia had some previous skirmishes with the law, including a conviction for burglary and possession of marijuana, but he was trying to get his life back on the right path, family members said.
"Sergio was a wonderful brother, a good son, and we all loved him very much," said his sister Myra Garcia, 26. Garcia worked at a local fencing company, was married with a young son and had a baby on the way, his sister said.
Sergio Martin Garcia, age 30, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2006. He was born on January 15, 1976 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Sergio B. Garcia and Luzalma Garcia. His family, friends and all who knew him will dearly miss him.
Survivors include his wife, Leann Marie Garcia; son, Isaac Andrew Garcia; daughter due next month, Makayla Michelle Garcia; parents, Sergio B. and Luzalma Garcia all of Corpus Christi, Texas; paternal grandmother, Manuela B. Garcia of Ciudad Mier, Mexico; sisters, Myra Jeanette Garcia and Olivia Janelle Garcia; parents-in-law, Tom and Sylvia Kinberger and Robert and Bertha Guzman all of Corpus Christi, Texas also survive him.
Visitation and a prayer service were held Aug. 1, 2006 at Trevino Funeral Home. Funeral service was held Aug. 2, 2006 also at Trevino Funeral Home. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Published: July 30, 2006
A Corpus Christi man died early Saturday while in the custody of authorities after 19 witnesses observed his erratic behavior and some tried to subdue him, police said. Sergio Martin Garcia, 30, was restrained by residents of a home he entered following an incident at Speedy Stop at 3955 S. Padre Island Drive that led the clerk to sound a panic alarm at 12:26 a.m.
The clerk told police Garcia came in the store and went into a restricted area, said Cmdr. Mike Walsh, in charge of police investigations.
After the clerk insisted he leave, Garcia went out the back door of the storeroom and ran into a nearby residential neighborhood. Three minutes later, residents hosting a gathering in the 4000 block of Manhattan Drive called 911 after Garcia entered the home and refused their orders to leave, Walsh said.
"He walked to the back bedroom and was acting incoherent," Walsh said. "They eventually pushed him out the door."
Garcia then tried to climb the backyard fence, and the partygoers pulled him down before he pounded on the door at the neighbor's home, witnesses told police.
"The 16-year-old boy at home alone didn't answer the door," Walsh said.
Witnesses then saw Garcia dart into Weber Road traffic from Manhattan and narrowly escape being hit by a vehicle. Some of them grabbed and held him down on the lawn until police arrived, Walsh said.
Garcia was unconscious but breathing when four officers and three police cadets arrived, Walsh said. The responding officers called EMS.
"Officers had no intention to arrest him," Walsh said, adding officers wanted to get him medical help.
Two emergency medical personnel arrived at 12:39 a.m., and Garcia regained consciousness and became combative, Walsh said. "They had to restrain him with handcuffs, then when he was put onto the gurney he just went limp."
Garcia was taken to Doctor's Regional Hospital, arriving at 12:55 a.m., and pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m., according to the police incident report.
"We are investigating it as a suspicious death," Walsh said. There is a parallel internal affairs investigation to see whether proper procedure was executed, he said.
Results will be submitted to the district attorney, and the medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine Garcia's cause of death, Walsh said.
Garcia had some previous skirmishes with the law, including a conviction for burglary and possession of marijuana, but he was trying to get his life back on the right path, family members said.
"Sergio was a wonderful brother, a good son, and we all loved him very much," said his sister Myra Garcia, 26. Garcia worked at a local fencing company, was married with a young son and had a baby on the way, his sister said.
Survivors include his wife, Leann Marie Garcia; son, Isaac Andrew Garcia; daughter due next month, Makayla Michelle Garcia; parents, Sergio B. and Luzalma Garcia all of Corpus Christi, Texas; paternal grandmother, Manuela B. Garcia of Ciudad Mier, Mexico; sisters, Myra Jeanette Garcia and Olivia Janelle Garcia; parents-in-law, Tom and Sylvia Kinberger and Robert and Bertha Guzman all of Corpus Christi, Texas also survive him.
Visitation and a prayer service were held Aug. 1, 2006 at Trevino Funeral Home. Funeral service was held Aug. 2, 2006 also at Trevino Funeral Home. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Published: July 30, 2006
A Corpus Christi man died early Saturday while in the custody of authorities after 19 witnesses observed his erratic behavior and some tried to subdue him, police said. Sergio Martin Garcia, 30, was restrained by residents of a home he entered following an incident at Speedy Stop at 3955 S. Padre Island Drive that led the clerk to sound a panic alarm at 12:26 a.m.
The clerk told police Garcia came in the store and went into a restricted area, said Cmdr. Mike Walsh, in charge of police investigations.
After the clerk insisted he leave, Garcia went out the back door of the storeroom and ran into a nearby residential neighborhood. Three minutes later, residents hosting a gathering in the 4000 block of Manhattan Drive called 911 after Garcia entered the home and refused their orders to leave, Walsh said.
"He walked to the back bedroom and was acting incoherent," Walsh said. "They eventually pushed him out the door."
Garcia then tried to climb the backyard fence, and the partygoers pulled him down before he pounded on the door at the neighbor's home, witnesses told police.
"The 16-year-old boy at home alone didn't answer the door," Walsh said.
Witnesses then saw Garcia dart into Weber Road traffic from Manhattan and narrowly escape being hit by a vehicle. Some of them grabbed and held him down on the lawn until police arrived, Walsh said.
Garcia was unconscious but breathing when four officers and three police cadets arrived, Walsh said. The responding officers called EMS.
"Officers had no intention to arrest him," Walsh said, adding officers wanted to get him medical help.
Two emergency medical personnel arrived at 12:39 a.m., and Garcia regained consciousness and became combative, Walsh said. "They had to restrain him with handcuffs, then when he was put onto the gurney he just went limp."
Garcia was taken to Doctor's Regional Hospital, arriving at 12:55 a.m., and pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m., according to the police incident report.
"We are investigating it as a suspicious death," Walsh said. There is a parallel internal affairs investigation to see whether proper procedure was executed, he said.
Results will be submitted to the district attorney, and the medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine Garcia's cause of death, Walsh said.
Garcia had some previous skirmishes with the law, including a conviction for burglary and possession of marijuana, but he was trying to get his life back on the right path, family members said.
"Sergio was a wonderful brother, a good son, and we all loved him very much," said his sister Myra Garcia, 26. Garcia worked at a local fencing company, was married with a young son and had a baby on the way, his sister said.
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